The Positive and Negative Effects of Gambling

Gambling is an activity that involves risking something of value on an event whose outcome is determined by chance. It has existed in virtually every society since prerecorded history and is often incorporated into local customs and rites of passage. While gambling has a negative stigma, it can be an enjoyable pastime when used responsibly …

Moving Beyond Race to Address Health Disparities

Race is a social construct that divides people into groups ranked as superior or inferior. It has no biological basis, but it is an important and consequential concept because societies use it to establish and justify systems of privilege, disenfranchisement, and oppression. It is also a very real part of people’s identities. Everyone is assigned …